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Research Week 2019: A culture of research
As part of Research Week 2019, Northern Health staff have an opportunity to present and have their research assessed – both as posters and oral presentations. As Professor Peter Brooks, Research Lead at Northern Health says, “These contributions highlight the quality of research activities occurring across the clinical spectrum.” “By reviewing and evaluating what we
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Research Week 2019 kicks off
Research Week at Northern Health annually showcases a range of local and innovative research projects and presentations from research leaders from around the world. Professor Helena Teede spoke at the launch of Research Week 2019, making an impassioned case for the community, health care providers and health services to play a key role in priority setting, design
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Eight reasons to attend Research Week 2019
Research Week at Northern Health annually showcases a range of local and innovative research projects and presentations from research leaders around the world. This year, Research Week will be held from 7 to 11 October with presentations at Northern Centre for Health Education & Research (NCHER), Northern Hospital Lecture Theatre and the Conference Room at
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First multidisciplinary spinal education session
With the aim to improve care provided to patients with spinal fractures, Northern Health recently held the first information sharing and practical session at Northern Hospital. Northern Health developed the spinal management plan in 2016 in order to have a standardised approached to managing our growing population. In line with the HRO principles, there have
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Exemplary patient experience: Yvonne Cartwright and Andrea Wilson
At the latest Quarterly Staff Recognition Awards, Yvonne Cartwright and Andrea Wilson won the award for Patient Experience. The award recognised their team effort in providing exemplary patient-centred care in helping an Indigenous man get back to country for end-of-life care. They were nominated by Dr Kim Jeffs, Karen Bryant and Sandra Brown, who said
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Huge success of our Heart Failure program
Patients who are diagnosed with heart failure in the northern suburbs will now be better managed in participating GP clinics thanks to Northern Health’s unique ‘Heart Failure in the North’ education program, which provides personal education and upskilling for GPs and primary care nurses. The program started in March 2016 by recruiting four large GP
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Colin Woodward: From the battlefield to the ward
Colin Woodward, Director of Engineering and Building Services, was recently invited to speak at Australasian College of Health Service Management breakfast session on the lessons he learned in the army and how they can be implemented in a health care environment. In both of these environments, Colin said he had to quickly learn how to
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Our LISN course held at Royal Children’s Hospital
The Learning Improvement Science (LISN) course, which has been running for the last four years and is offered free to all Northern Health staff, has been delivered at another hospital for the first time. LISN teaches the fundamentals of process improvement by breaking the problem down bit by bit and showcasing how small changes can
